1
a
: the middle part of a square sail
b
: the part of a furled sail gathered up in a bunch at the center of the yard
2
: the bagging part of a fishing net
bunted; bunting; bunts
1
: to strike or push with or as if with the head : butt
2
: to push or tap (a baseball) lightly with a bat without swinging
: to bunt a baseball
bunter
noun
: a destructive covered smut of wheat caused by a fungus (genus Tilletia)
Examples of bunt in a Sentence
Verb
The batter bunted for a single.
He bunted the ball toward third base.
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Miami Herald, 8 June 2025
Two pitches and two bunt singles later, the bases were loaded for the heart of USC’s lineup.
—Shotgun Spratling, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2025
James Hansen, The Athletic, 3 Aug. 2024
My thought as Iglesias stood in: don’t give a struggling pitcher an easy out by bunting.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Louisville answered in the fourth inning, beginning with a bunt single down the third-base line by Garret Pike.
—Miami Herald, 8 June 2025
Two pitches and two bunt singles later, the bases were loaded for the heart of USC’s lineup.
—Shotgun Spratling, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2025
Verb
Peers double-faulted for *2-1 to the Americans, before Ram double-faulted right back for 2-2, and a miscommunication on positioning left a huge gap through the middle that the Australians exploited, before Krajicek bunted a return long to go *4-2 down at the changeover.
—James Hansen, The Athletic, 3 Aug. 2024
My thought as Iglesias stood in: don’t give a struggling pitcher an easy out by bunting.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Apr. 2025
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“Bunt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bunt. Accessed 15 Jun. 2025.
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